Haiku for Bamboo Contest!
Crystal Palace Yarns will be hosting a contest early next year called Haiku for Bamboo! Each participant will write an original haiku with a Crystal Palace Yarns theme for a change to win an assortment of Classic Bamboo needles or hooks. See the bottom of this newsletter for Contest Details. |
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Greetings!
Happy Holidays, fans of Crystal Palace! As the year draws to a close, we have new patterns, yarns and contests to inspire you for the coming year! Arriving in January are two new yarns, Cuddles DK and Panda Cotton Stria, as well as many new colors in existing yarns. Enter to win yarn and needles in our Cuddles DK Give-Away and Haiku for Bamboo contests! Check out the free patterns made up in the new colors of Cotton Twirl. We have three beautiful indie patterns to share with you as well.
Stay warm and cozy this holiday season with Crystal Palace Yarns!
Sincerely,
Cathy Campbell
Crystal Palace Yarns
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Cuddles DK Give-Away!
Enter the Cuddles DK Give-Away Drawing to win two balls of our yummy, new Cuddles DK!
 Cuddles DK is a, light-worsted version of Cuddles. This lovely and affordable yarn comes in 15 solids and 11 prints. It is made from high-quality, microfiber acrylic, for softness and easy care. At 5-6 sts/inch and 131 yds/ball, it is great for baby sweaters, toys and accessories, as well as for adult projects. We will be adding free Cuddles DK patterns (like this adorable little girl's dress designed by Gail Tanquary and knitted by Angie Kachelmeier) soon to our Web site. Stay tuned!
Cuddles DK will be in stores starting in mid-January, but we have advance samples that we are offering as prizes in our Cuddles DK Give-Away. Enter using the contest form for your chance to win this fun and cuddly soft yarn!
Deadline to enter is December 31, 2012.
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Panda Cotton Stria +New Colors
 Panda Cotton Stria Dyed is new for Spring 2013! This fun new dyeing technique in Panda Cotton features a gorgeous slow-patterning effect, creating beautiful, eye-catching layers (or "stria") of colors. Check out the color card here.
New spring colors of other yarns will be available in shops starting in January. Check out the Yarn Cards on our Website. (Yarns with new colors are marked in green.)
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Indie Knit News:
Beautiful Wraps in CPY
 Mini Mochi is featured in the gorgeous Surges & Waves scarf designed by Ursa Major Knits. This companion to her equally stunning Peruvian Pyramid Scarf is delightful in Mini Mochi 317 "seaview". The designer's play on geometry is very exciting. "The Surges & Waves scarf is knitted in modular fashion," writes the designer. "You will join as you go, but with the technique described you won't have any hard edges in the middle of the scarf." There are photo tutorials included in the pattern, so all levels of knitters can enjoy the project.
 Moonshine sparkles in Jolie Elder's Albedo shawl, knit in the beautiful plaited basket stitch. The designer writes, "This is a basic rectangular shawl/stole with a textured border pattern at each end. It has a little sexy sway and nice drape, and would be a great accessory for cocktail parties, proms and weddings, or a night at the opera. The shimmer and glimmer of Moonshine yarn brings glamour to the occasion. With a simple shawl stick (pin), this wrap is a worthy accomplice to the little black dress." It comes in a variety of file formats, and she offers video tutorials on her blog. It takes five balls to make.
 Panda Silk dazzles in the beautiful Firebird Flight Shawl by Lara Neel. This shawl's delicate lace pattern is stunning and makes for a very elegant and wearable piece. Lara "was inspired by the silky drape and color shifts of Panda Silk in 'firebird' (color 5201)...The shawl's unusual shape is part yarn-saving triangle, and part figure-flattering hexagon, with fun scalloped edges, too." The clever blunt bottom edge also prevents the wearer from sitting on the end of the shawl.
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Haiku for Bamboo Contest
Contest Details
 Each participant will enter a haiku about bamboo, yarn, knitting or any other Crystal Palace theme for a chance to win a set of Crystal Palace Classic Bamboo needles or hooks!
ENTER HERE.
Dictionary.com defines "haiku" as "a form of Japanese verse, written in 17 syllables divided into 3 lines of 5, 7, and 5 syllables, and employing highly evocative allusions and comparisons, often on the subject of nature or one of the seasons."
GRAND PRIZE: Choice of 9" single-pointed, 16", 26" or 35" circular, 6" double-pointed or 6" hook set in a range of sizes! The winning haiku will be placed on the new bamboo page of our Website (coming early 2013), as well as featured on the contest haiku page.
RUNNERS-UP: Runners-up will receive any one Classic Bamboo needle or hook of their choice from the set ranges. All runners-up (quantity TBD based on number of participants) will be featured on the contest haiku page.
Winners will be chosen by popular vote in March and announced in the Purls from the Palace newsletter. For added fun and incentive, there will also be a drawing for prizes from the list of voters.
Need some inspiration? Here is a sample of a haiku:
My bamboo needles
Seem to love my stitches so
I can love my work
For more information on how to write and for samples of haiku's, check out the following links:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haiku http://pearldiver.hubpages.com/hub/Haiku-Do-The-Way-of-Haiku
http://happyhaiku.blogspot.com/2005/03/bamboo.html http://www.tata-tatao.to/knit/575/e-index.html
DEADLINE TO ENTER: February 28, 2013
You can view the contest form HERE.
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